In a new interview with The Guardian, Rupert Grint talks about his various projects since Harry Potter (as well as his new pet tortoise). First, and foremost, he talks about It’s Only a Play, which is currently running in New York City:
Your first play was Mojo with Ben Whishaw and Daniel Mays. Now you’re in a show with Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick and Stockard Channing. Didn’t you ever think about starting off small? Maybe a bit of am-dram?
Ha! I know, it’s pretty amazing working with all these geniuses. After Mojo ended, I didn’t want to do another play for a long time. It was fun but so exhausting. Then this came up and it was such an incredible cast, I had to do it.
So you’re playing a theatre director?
Yeah, he’s a real nightmare, a completely ridiculous lord who is celebrated for his work but hates all the acclaim. He’s desperate for a bad review. On top of that, he’s a kleptomaniac and in therapy. An absolute mess.
Which aspects of that can you relate to?
Not too many, actually. I’m really the polar opposite. I can’t even relate to his look – the eye makeup and the mad hair. I dunno how ladies put up with makeup. I wear a lot of guyliner in the show. It’s really heavy duty and hard to get off.
He quickly mentioned Harry Potter and which film he would destroy if he had to pick one:
Actually, that’s quite easy: number four, Goblet of Fire. Nothing to do with the film, really. It’s a hair thing again – it’s just because of how my hair looks in it. It’s terrible. I’ve got no recollection of my hair ever looking like that.
When asked about the The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, which was filmed back in 2012 and will be released in the UK on 31 October and the US on 15 November, he said:
This is the craziest film I’ve ever seen or been a part of. It was just ridiculous. You’ll have to be patient with me ’cos it was two years ago and I’m still trying to erase it from my mind – no, I mean piece it all together. So James Buckley from The Inbetweeners is in it and we’re best friends living in Bucharest. Shia LaBeouf comes there after his mother … no, after the ghost of his mother appears to him and tells him to find himself in Bucharest. He gets in trouble with gangsters and someone dies on his flight over – literally on his lap! This isn’t making much sense, is it?
You’re making it up as you go along, aren’t you?
It does sounds like it, doesn’t it? So Shia meets me and James in this youth hostel. I’m a wannabe porn star called Boris Pecker. My main plot is I take too much Viagra and require medical assistance. So it’s me running around with a strap-on.
Did Shia LaBeouf do lots of mad things on set?
Er, yeah. Yeah, he did. I guess you’d call him a method actor. He kind of lived that part. It was … interesting. I think he’s talked about it a bit himself. Things happened which I probably shouldn’t go into.
Broadway.com has posted an interview Rupert Grint did with Access Hollywood to promote It’s Only a Play. Watch the interview below where Rupert discusses how he got into the play. (it includes an super cute clip of Rupert before the Sorcerer’s Stone premiere)
The play is currently in previews and has an opening night of October 9th and will run through January 4th. You can purchase tickets to It’s Only A Play at Telecharge from $72 – $167.
In a new interview with Broadway Direct, Rupert Grint and writer Terrance McNally discuss It’s Only a Play. Rupert’s portion of the interview may be read below:
Clad in an eye-popping print suit, his red hair gelled like a rock star’s, Grint makes a vivid comic impression as an arrogant critics’ darling, lamenting with a pout, “I can’t help it — I was born charismatic.”
“When I read the script, I loved the character immediately,” says Grint, who is much more low-key in conversation than “Sir” Frank. “He’s already been knighted and is on top of his game, but he’s sick of being glorified. He’s also a borderline kleptomaniac, bold and ridiculous and kind of crazy, which is really, really fun for me. The play has such a rich variety of characters, all wanting different things from the reviews.”
Soon after accepting the part during a Skype interview with director Jack O’Brien, Grint found himself in rehearsal with five legendary American stage stars. “On the first day, I thought, What have I gotten myself into?” he recalls with a laugh. “I was terrified, but everyone was really welcoming, and the audience response has been amazing.” Recalling a backstage visit with his Harry Potter costar Daniel Radcliffe during Radcliffe’s Broadway run of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Grint says, “Dan was just shaking with excitement, and I felt that I definitely wanted to have a go” at Broadway.
The play is currently in previews and has an opening night of October 9th and will run through January 4th. You can purchase tickets to It’s Only A Play at Telecharge from $72 – $167.
In a new interview with Time Out, Rupert Grint talks his newest venture, It’s Only a Play. You can purchase tickets to the show via their website, the show runs 2 hours and 35 minutes, including one intermission. Some snippets of the interview are below:
How did you end up in this production? Were you looking to come to Broadway? It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, ever since my first taste of theater last year in the West End, when I did Mojo. This just kind of came up. I was quite hesitant at first, but it’s such a fun play and a great cast that I had to do it.
You were hesitant? Yeah, just because of the scale of it. I thought I might be a little bit out of my depth. Everyone in this cast is so experienced—people I’ve watched while I was growing up—it was quite overwhelming. I remember on the first day just looking around the table, thinking, Oh, my God, this is real. But it’s been a really good rehearsal process, and I feel comfortable. They all know comedy so well.
Your character, Frank Finger, is this wunderkind director who feels like his work is a sham. It’s nothing you relate to, I hope? [Laughs] No, not quite. He’s not like other characters I’ve played before. He’s quite over-the-top and angry. He’s been praised since leaving RADA for everything he’s done, and he’s a bit sick of all the attention and the rave reviews. He’s already been knighted. He wants a bad review to kind of get him back on track. And he’s a kleptomaniac. It’s a fun character.
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Do you read your reviews? I avoid it whenever I can. It’s scary.
Is this your first time in New York for an extended period? Yeah, it is. I used to come over almost every year for Harry Potter promotional things, one week here and there, but this is the longest I’ve been here. Sometimes I do feel quite far away from home, but it’s a great city, it’s got such energy. I’m really enjoying it.
Is it hard to be out and about here, or do you just blend in? It depends on where you go. I have managed to kind of blend in. People want pictures, but nothing too crazy. It’s quite manageable. I wear a hat to cover my hair as much as I can.
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Daniel said recently that he didn’t like looking at his work in the Harry Potter films. Do you have a similar response? I don’t really look back on them. I don’t really watch them. Occasionally I catch glimpses when they’re playing on TV. It’s like watching high-quality home videos, watching me grow up. It’s quite strange. I’m really quite proud to be a part of them. They were a huge part of our lives.
Earlier today, Rupert Grint attended a photo call and press conference for his upcoming project – It’s Only a Play. As we reported back in June, Rupert will be making his Broadway debut alongside Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally and Stockard Channing. Thanks to RupertGrint.net we have a quick transcript of Rupert’s answers during the conference.
What’s it been like so far? I still can’t really believe it. In rehearsal, just looking around the room and seeing these people…it’s just really overwhelming. I’m very grateful and lucky to be a part of it.
What made you want to come to Broadway and do a play? I guess it all started with Mojo, a play I did in the West End. That was my first ever theatrical experience; before that it was just school plays and pantomimes. I really fell in love with theatre from that, it’s a very different way of acting. I absolutely loved it and I wanted more.
This script was so funny, and it was quite fascinating to have that inside look into backstage. I’ve never been to one of these parties [refering to the play’s staging] either! So it’s interesting for me.
Also, seeing the relationship between the creatives and reviewers, I think it’s interesting for an audience to see that.
I was hesitant with the cast, because they’re such amazing people, I didn’t feel that I was really worthy of it. It took a little while to convince myself that I could potentially keep up with them!
You can also view an interview with Access Hollywood below:
Tickets for It’s Only a Play are available by visiting Telecharge.com. For groups of 20 or more, call (855) 329-2932.
Vertigo Films and Digital Spy have released the first official trailer for The Unbeatables, the English version of Argentinian film Foosball which includes the voice talents of Rupert Grint as the main character, Amadeo. The film hits UK cinemas on August 15th.
We previously reported that The Weinstein Co. also bought the rights to the film, renamed it Underdogs and will be releasing it August 27th in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and France.
A poignant story about love, pride, friendship and passion, THE UNBEATABLES, follows the adventures of Amadeo, a shy but talented young man and his Table Football team, who magically come to life as they try to reunite after being dismantled and torn from their home. However, they soon find themselves up against their biggest obstacle — deifying the most famous soccer player in the World, Flash.
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